The
National Playoffs for the 2010 Manchester United
Premier Cup (Under 15) were held in Melbourne
over the weekend of 10th/11th April
The competition featured Bulleen
Lions (Victoria), Sutherland Sharks (NSW),
Loganholme (Qld) and North Coast (NNSW) as
well as the South Australian playoff winner
in Campbelltown City Red Devils
Campbelltown City put in an impressive effort
over the two day event, but came just short of
a Finals spot, with Sutherland beating Bulleen
3-0 in the Final
The teams arrived on Friday and were taken
to the Nike Offices in Abbotsford, where
each player was presented with their own
Nike strip to be worn during the event. The
teams were treated to an opening ceremony
dinner where a live draw was conducted for
the fixtures
“On behalf of Campbelltown City Soccer Club we would like to express
our gratitude and sincere thanks to Nike and all their staff involved for organising
such a wonderful tournament. The hospitality and friendship and facilities we
as South Australians experienced was fantastic,” said
Campbelltown City Coaching Director Roger Gentile
“The mate ship between some of the players
and officials amongst the teams really showed
that this game can really change lives. It
was great to see players from all states sharing
their experiences
The players learnt from their experience, how
it should be and how it needs to be to
compete at top level. They all grew as individuals,” mentioned
Gentile
Sutherland now take on East Coast Bays from
New Zealand to determine the Pacific winner,
with the winner to travel to Manchester to
take on some of the 20 best teams in the World
playoffs
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